June 13, 2008
A trimmer, fitter and generally better Mike ‘The Mouth’ Matusow has broken a personal World Series of Poker bracelet drought by winning Event 18 – the $5 000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/ rebuys – at the Rio in Las Vegas this week. Playing in a final table glittering with poker star power, forty […]
June 12, 2008
Recent wins at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas have included the $1 000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship, the $2 000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight-or-Better tourney and the $1 500 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout. Svetlana Gromenkova, a Russian immigrant resident in New York for the past six years, realised her dreams when she won […]
June 11, 2008
The 39th World Series of Poker is now well into its stride at the Rio in Las Vegas, and two more big-money events have been finalised. In Event 13 – the $2 500 No-Limit Hold’em tourney Duncan “Pumper” Bell dominated play from the start of the final table action with a significant 800K+ chip lead […]
June 10, 2008
The Poker Players Alliance is publicising its efforts to legalise poker in the United States with a booth drawing the crowds at the 39th World Series of Poker currently underway in Las Vegas. The Alliance’s Poker Advocacy Booth has featured daily appearances by the world’s top poker players, information on the PPA’s activities and goals […]
June 8, 2008
The high profile Event 8 at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas was finalised over the weekend by a 5 minute but exciting heads up between 22-year-old Nevadan Anthony Rivera and youthful Missouri phenom James ‘Mig.com’ Mackey. The final table for Event 8 – the $10 000 buy-in World Championship Mixed Games tourney […]
June 7, 2008
Almost 11 of the 55 events in the 39th World Series of Poker in Las Vegas have now either been completed or are in progress, and the crowds, the vibe and the quality of play has been well up to expectations. Notable recent win was that of Mike Banducci, who collected a paycheck of $636 […]
June 6, 2008
Fresh from launching a slew of new poker promotions and an online casino, PKR.com has now partnered with production house Endemol UK to create a licensed 3D-, PKR online-version of the popular television game show Deal or no Deal. Endemol UK is one of the UK’s largest independent entertainment producers, and its Deal or No […]
June 6, 2008
Full Tilt Poker star Erick Lindgren has won or played in a host of major championships and amassed professional earnings of more than $6 million in a sparkling poker career, but until this week one of the coveted World Series of Poker bracelets has eluded him. His delight at winning Event 4 in the 39th […]
June 6, 2008
Quoting news and rsearch study sources, the Canadian publication Canada Free Press reports that Britain has gone poker crazy, with one in four adults playing last year, one in 14 playing every day and 1 in 7 playing at least once a week. The article quotes a survey last November from the UK company Mintel […]
June 6, 2008
The Swedish Entraction (formerly 24hPoker) online poker network has signed up Cantor Gaming as it’s latest licensee in a move that has resulted in the launch of CantorPoker.com this week. The new site will offer new and existing customers the ability to play on various live money tables, up to 19 daily freerolls and numerous […]